Psychological first aid is the idea that interventions that can be done in the wake of a traumatic event to promote resilience and healing. Psychiatrist Robin Gurwitch helped develop the protocol.

Mental health responders are using a strategy to help fire victims called Psychological First Aid — often compared to CPR for mental health. Its initial step is finding what a person needs right now.

This post is Part 1 of a series. I would not look upon anger as something foreign to me that I have to fight...I have to deal with my anger with care, with love, with tenderness, with nonviolence.” ...

If ever there were a time for people to know the important skills that make up what mental health experts refer to as 'psychological first aid,” a pandemic is it. Like regular first aid, PFA is a way ...